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Sudan, Financial Controller

Closing date: 25 Sep 2009
Location: Sudan (the) - Khartoum

General Description of the Programme:

GOAL has been in North Sudan since 1985. Its current activities are in the capital Khartoum, Kassala State in Eastern Sudan, El Fasher in North Darfur and Abyei Province, Western Kordofan. GOAL implements a multi-sectoral programme, including health, water and sanitation, informal literacy and emergency relief components.

General Description of the Role:

The Financial Controller will be in over all charge of the programmes’ finance department and will be responsible for ensuring all activities are coordinated, carried out correctly and completed on schedule.

The Financial Controller as a key member of GOAL Sudan’s senior management team will be expected to contribute to the overall development and running of the Country programme.

Key Duties:
- Prepare monthly management accounts for approval by the Country Director and submission to Dublin. These include: Monthly Accounts, Donor Status Reports, Fixed Asset Register.
- Preparation of project financial budgets for submission to donors.
- Preparation of timely financial reports and information to donors
- Preparation of the annual financial budget and quarterly Rolling Budget with Country Director for submission to Dublin
- Monitor and ensure all spending is in line with agreed budgets. Highlight as appropriate under and over spends and agree actions required.
- Ensure GOAL Sudan is compliant with all Donors who fund the programmes and maintain all donor files and month end finance files in line with GOAL standards as recommended by Head office.
- Responsible for cash management, cash flow, funds transfer from Dublin and liaison with banks.
- In coordination with Logistics Dept monitor purchasing and stock control ensuring correct procedures are in place.
- Ensure all internal controls are in place in accordance with GOAL guidelines.
- In coordination with Logistics Dept maintain and improve IT systems.
- Ensure adherence to GOAL ‘Accounting and Finance Manual’ and donor requirements and the safe keeping of financial records.
- Prepare year-end financial statements, arrange and ensure timely completion of year-end audit.
- Ensure GOAL Sudan maintains appropriate payroll records including timesheets and ensure that all relevant statutory deductions are made from employees salaries and paid over to the appropriate authorities.
- Ensure that all costs GOAL Dublin incurs in relation to GOAL Sudan activities are recharged in accordance with Field accountants’ manual.
- To ensure completion of action points recommended from Head Office Internal Auditor and develop an awareness of internal audit at field level.
- Visit field offices to ensure field staffs are complying with all GOAL procedures.
- Develop the capacity of local financial staff in financial management.
- To work at all times in a manner that promotes teamwork with in GOAL and assists in the achievement of GOAL’s programme aims.
- Other duties as requested by the Country Director.

Requirements:

- A Qualified Accountant (Chartered, Certified or Management)
- Three years post qualified experience.
- Experience in GOAL or a similar NGO as a Financial controller is preferable.
- Excellent written and spoken English, with excellent communication and training skills.
- Management experience with a demonstration of analytical and conceptual skills to plan projects, timetable agreed activities and manage a finance team.
- Good team player, flexible and capable of working with a multinational country team.
- Ability to implement effective projects sometimes with limited resources.
- Ability and willingness to travel to locations outside Khartoum and live in sometimes-basic conditions.
- Good computer skills, particularly with experience in Microsoft Excel and Word and experience in Sage or a similar accounting package would be desirable

Reporting to: Country Director in Khartoum & CFO in Dublin
Contract Length: 12 months including 6 months probationary period
Start Date Required: December 2009

This Job Description only serves as a guide for the position available. GOAL reserves the right to change this document. This is an unaccompanied position.
How to apply
Send CV and cover letter to applications@goal.ie
Reference Code: RW_7VKKD4-32

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